Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	166% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '22 at 14:34
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	99%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$183 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 100 1-Core 132 2-Core 227 89% 153 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 502 62% 472 Pts	64-Core 502 31% 502 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% HP(103C 8550) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 210 Parallax 244 183% 227 fps	MRender 275 Gravity 224 Splatting 181 180% 227 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 654GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 354 460 470 441 400 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 427 Mixed 367 SusWrite 406 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 40.4 145% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 284 223% 308 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 463GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 364 468 470 468 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 459 Mixed 408 SusWrite 426 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 52.1 174% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 291 238% 340 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 1600 C7 2x8GB 2,105 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 37.1 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 24.5 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 35.1 114% 35.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 75%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI - $130

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	125x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	75x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	30x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	50x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	46x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	18x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	16x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $778

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16